Inescapable (#01 in Road To Kingdom Series)

I did enjoy this book. It was entertaining, with a good message, and suspenseful. Although I was pretty sure which way it would go, I wasn't 100% sure. \\r\\nI do think that the final conversation in the book, though, was a bit laid back considering all that had happened. Certainly, when discussing those events, a bit of horror at what might have been would have seemed more realistic. Also, this was another book that seemed to skip over the resolution of the climax too quickly. Of course, being written in first person can create difficulties in those situations, but I felt restarting the story a bit sooner after the events would have been better, and perhaps not so much telling and more showing at that point.

Other than historicalcontemporary romance novels, romantic suspense is another genre that I thoroughly enjoy reading. However out of all the other books I've read, this one didn't really hit it home. \\r\\nPersonally, I found the lack of suspense one of the major problems. Yes, Lizzie may be running from a crime that she didn't even commit, and she has a stalker following her, but these aspects needed to be further emphasized by close encounters that make the reader scared for Lizzie's life. Unfortunately I felt that this book didn't meet these expectations. \\r\\nAlso, the relationship between Lizzie and Noah wasn't like the other romance novels I have read. I felt there was a lack of intimate scenes where the two really felt they belonged together. Ok, Noah may have helped Lizzie overcome her fear of returning to Kingdom, but the readers weren't really exposed to their budding relationship, therefore making the reader wonder how their relationship had progressed to this point. \\r\\nI was really looking forward to reading this book, but sadly was disappointed. \\r\\n